Wright Brothers begin the public demonstration of first successful flight in Le Mans, France in 1908.

Location:
Le Mans France Date:1908Duration:1 min 31 secSound:NO SOUND

The first successful flight in Le Mans, France on August 8, 1908. French President Armand Fallières and a French General shake hands. French officers and civilians in the background. The civilians hauling up a launching weight that is to catapult an airplane from a steel launching rail. Wright Bothers airplane takes off for its first flight.